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The City – “I Lost Myself In Us” (Season 1 Finale)

17 Mar 2009, Posted by Irem Mertol in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


Whitney has to decide whether to stay with Jay or focus on herself. Courtesy thehollywoodgossip.com

Whitney has to decide whether to stay with Jay or focus on herself. Courtesy thehollywoodgossip.com

After her breakup with Jay, Whitney reflects on her decision to move to NYC in the first place. Did she make a mistake? Should she have just stayed in LA? Overall, this episode was pretty depressing with Whitney getting passed up for a job in London and Allie getting back together with Adam. On the other hand, we got to see Lauren in this episode and found out that Olivia will be going to London (i.e. Whitney won’t have to deal with Olivia’s bitchiness anymore). And the best part is that when Jay came back begging for Whitney, she turned the tables around and dumped him!
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The City – "I'm Sorry Whit"

10 Mar 2009, Posted by Baishi Wu in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


Tamarama is on tour! Courtesy

Tamarama is on tour! Courtesy smh.com

Wow. Just when you think Whitney will finally get it together, stand up for herself, break up with Jay, and begin her single life in New York… she lets Jay break up with her. Unbelievable.

We find out at the beginning of the episode that Jay’s career mediocre band is leading him out of New York in five days for at least two months. He has known about this since before the Miami trip and is finally telling… Adam. Jay gets advice in the form of, “Girls are throwing panties onstage for you, man. How are you going to survive a tour?” In other words, talk to your girlfriend. The one you’re living with. The one who thinks you’re cheating on her. Okay, I see how that’s tough.

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The City – “Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me”

03 Mar 2009, Posted by Irem Mertol in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


Olivia Palermo turned 23 this week. Do you think her BFF Whitney was invited? Courtesy thisrecording.com

Olivia Palermo turned 23 this week. Do you think her BFF Whitney was invited? Courtesy thisrecording.com

Oh no! This week’s episode of The City ended with Whitney shedding a few tears. Not only was the naïve Whitney fooled again by Jay and his lies about his ex-girlfriend, Danielle, but she was also fooled by our favorite 23-year old socialite, Olivia, on an assignment at work. Shame on you Whitney, you should know you can’t trust anyone on this show!

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The City – "The Past Catches Up"

24 Feb 2009, Posted by Irem Mertol in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


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Does Whitney trust Jay? Let's hope not. Courtesy MTV.com

This week on The City, the entire cast decides to go on vacation and spend a week in Miami, except for Allie who is stuck back in New York doing a photo shoot. I hope Adam takes advantage. This episode, which revolved solely around Whitney/Jay and Adam/Allie drama, can be summarized in exactly three quotes. Let’s take a look.

1. “There’s a lot of temptations lurking around the corner.”
- Jay to Adam, by the pool in Miami

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The City – "Unexpected Roommates"

17 Feb 2009, Posted by Baishi Wu in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


Whitney and Jay living together? Great idea. Courtesy teamsugar.com

Whitney and Jay living together? Great idea. Courtesy teamsugar.com

For some reason, there isn’t a single person on this show who can say no: Olivia can’t say “No, get the f— out” to Nevan, Adam can’t say “No, find your own apartment to Allie,” Erin can’t say “No, I don’t still love my ex-boyfriend you can trust me” to Duncan, and Whitney can’t say “No, you’re such a scrub I don’t want you to live with me” to Jay.

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